Purpose

The sustainable development goals (SDGs) agreed at a United Nations General Assembly in 2015 embrace an ambitious and wide ranging set of global environmental, social and economic issues designed to effect a transition to a more sustainable future. The United Nations called on all governments to pursue these ambitious goals but also acknowledged the important role of the private sector in addressing the SDGs. This paper offers an exploratory review of how some of the UK's largest volume housebuilders publicly claim to be committed to addressing the SDGs.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper provides an outline of the characteristics of sustainable development, of the SDGs and of the frame of reference and method of enquiry employed in the study, prior to reviewing the findings from the largest UK housebuilders.

Findings

The findings revealed that seven of the largest housebuilding companies claimed to be committed to contributing to the SDGs, though the scale and the extent of their claimed commitments varied. In reviewing the housebuilders approach to the SDGs, the authors drew attention to three challenges the housebuilders may face in pursuing their claimed commitment to the SDGs, namely, concentrating on specific goals, measurement and reporting.

Originality/value

The paper offers an accessible review of how seven of the UK's largest housebuilders claimed to be committed to addressing the SDGs.

中文翻译：

---

英国最大的房屋建筑商和可持续发展目标

目的

2015年在联合国大会上商定的可持续发展目标（SDG）涵盖了一系列雄心勃勃的，范围广泛的全球环境，社会和经济问题，旨在实现向更可持续的未来的过渡。联合国呼吁所有国家政府实现这些雄心勃勃的目标，但也承认私营部门在解决可持续发展目标方面的重要作用。本文提供了对英国一些最大数量的房屋建筑商公开宣称致力于解决可持续发展目标的探索性评论。

设计/方法/方法

在回顾英国最大的房屋建筑商的调查结果之前，本文概述了可持续发展的特征，可持续发展目标，研究中使用的参考框架和调查方法。

发现

调查结果表明，最大的七家房屋建筑公司声称致力于为可持续发展目标做出贡献，尽管其承诺的承诺的规模和程度各不相同。在回顾房屋建筑商对可持续发展目标的方法时，作者提请注意房屋建筑商在追求其对可持续发展目标的承诺时可能面临的三个挑战，即集中于特定的目标，衡量和报告。

创意/价值

该文件提供了有关英国七家最大的房屋建筑商声称如何致力于解决可持续发展目标的无障碍评论。